"Oh yes, he would love that," Alina rolled her eyes, taking another long sip of the kvas. Though he wouldn't be able to do anything about it by that point. But she would get quite the scolding for daring to put herself in danger.
A soft sigh. "Let's start the search at the very least," she decided. "And once we have more of a tangible lead, we can worry about General Kirigan. I just hope the First Army trackers are as good as they claim to be."
She shifted, turning to her side so she could better face Nikolai. "What will you be doing? As we search? Currying favor? I don't think there are many left at court who still are in favor of your father on the throne."